The systems in which we live, work, learn, and grow have an enormous impact on our health.

Health care providers don't always have the capacity to address social determinants of health & structural oppression.

Basics for Health Society does.

We facilitate greater action on social determinants of health in health care and community settings.

recent work:

Dr. Jennifer Leavitt (Family Physician, Mom, & Director of St. Paul’s Hospital Maternity Clinic) has developed a tool for helping pregnant people in the lower mainland of BC navigate social resources and programs available to support better access to SDOH. It can be used by pregnant people, their support people, health care team members, students.

check out / try out the tool here

The tool is being piloted, starting in September 2024 - if you would like to share feedback, or get involved in expanding it / scaling it up - please email us!